Soccer: Its not over until its over
Jan 24th
When Cote De Ivory scored their second goal at 89 minute everyone in the room thought Algeria lost their quarterfinal match of the African Cup of Nations 2010. But wait a moment the players in the ground did not lose their spirit and made a stunning come back by scoring an equalizer in the second minute of the overage time. This shows the fighting spirit of this team and their courage never to give up until the final whistle.
Well done Algeria.
1 2 3 viva le Algerie.
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Algeria getting tough on investors
Dec 24th
Algeria is implementing a new investment strategy to promote home-grown industry, even if that risks deterring foreign investors, the head of the country’s main business lobby said.
Government measures adopted this year have set fresh caps on foreigners’ shareholdings and, analysts say, signal growing economic nationalism in Algeria, a big exporter of oil and gas. Read the rest of this entry »
Algeria must beat Slovenia to reach second round: Zidane
Dec 24th
French Algerian Zidane, who captained French soccer team in 2006
According to Zinedine Zidane, the Algerian national team could make the second round at next summer’s World Cup in South Africa but will have to go through Slovenia to make it possible.
“If they beat Slovenia, yes [they can progress]. After that it’s going to be England and then it could come down to the United States. There are lots of quality players. A World Cup transcends one player. In 2006, I was done at Real Madrid but I realized an enormous World Cup,” he explained while speaking to France Football.
Meanwhile, the former Real Madrid star was asked if he would be willing to offer a helping hand to the team if he was invited by their coach, Rabah Saadane, and his response was rather intriguing. Read the rest of this entry »
Chinese petroleum company wins Algeria oil permits
Dec 20th
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Algeria’s Energy Ministry on Sunday awarded three exploration licenses out of 10 permits on offer, the head of its licensing committee Djilali Takherst said.
The licenses were awarded at a public session to select the winning companies in a bid round. In Algeria’s last licensing round, only four out of 16 permits initially on offer were granted.
Sunday’s round saw a consortium led by China’s CNOOC win the Hassi Bir Rekaiz permit, while a consortium headed by Total was awarded the licence for Ahnet and Spanish Repsol and its partners got the South-East Illizi permit, Takherst added. Read the rest of this entry »
